Gabriellia
A feminine name of Italian origin derived from Gabriel, meaning "God is my strength".
Name Census estimates that about 69 living Americans carry the first name Gabriellia. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Gabriellia today is around 28 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Gabriellia births was 1998 (10 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Gabriellia. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Gabriellia. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
69
~ 1 in 4,967,454 Americans
Peak year
1998
10 babies that year
Average age
28
years old
2006 SSA rank
#18,071
Tracked since 1993
Popularity
Gabriellia: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Gabriellia from the 1990s through to the 2000s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 50 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1990s peak, Gabriellia remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Gabriellia by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Gabriellia during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Gabriellia
Gabriellia is a feminine given name derived from the Hebrew name Gabriel, which means "God is my strength" or "man of God". The name has its roots in ancient Hebrew and Aramaic languages, and it can be traced back to biblical times.
The name Gabriel is mentioned several times in the Bible, most notably in the New Testament as the archangel who announced the birth of Jesus to the Virgin Mary. This connection to the archangel Gabriel has given the name a strong religious connotation in the Christian tradition.
The earliest recorded use of the name Gabriellia can be found in Italian records from the 16th century. It was likely a variant of the Italian name Gabriella, which was a feminine form of the male name Gabriele, itself derived from the Hebrew Gabriel.
One of the earliest notable figures with the name Gabriellia was Gabriellia Boca (1523-1590), an Italian nun and author who wrote about the spiritual life and the contemplative tradition. Another notable figure was Gabriellia Durand (1633-1708), a French Catholic nun and mystic known for her visions and spiritual writings.
In the 19th century, Gabriellia Reuter (1859-1941) was a German painter and illustrator known for her portraits and illustrations of fairy tales. Gabriellia Spalletti (1888-1976) was an Italian painter and sculptor who worked in the Futurist and Metaphysical art movements.
More recently, Gabriellia Hirshon (1912-2003) was an American philanthropist and patron of the arts who supported various cultural institutions in New York City, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the American Museum of Natural History.
Throughout its history, the name Gabriellia has maintained a strong connection to religious and artistic circles, reflecting its biblical origins and the cultural significance of the archangel Gabriel in Christian tradition.
People
Gabriellia + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Gabriellia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with G
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Gabriellia: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gabriellia?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 69 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Gabriellia going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 4,967,454 US residents.
Is Gabriellia a common name?
We classify Gabriellia as "Very Rare". It ranks above 59.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 71 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Gabriellia most popular?
The single biggest year for Gabriellia was 1998, when 10 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Gabriellia is about 28 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Gabriellia in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Gabriellia a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Gabriellia in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Gabriellia still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Gabriellia in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Gabriellia can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people share the name Gabriellia?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.